Maria Lennon, comes from a long line of dyslexics. There were four kids in her family and three of them were dyslexics. This is her story, and why she created an app to help struggling readers get engaged, and excited about reading: Back then not much was known about dyslexia and dysgraphia (I was diagnosed with … More #DifferentReader The Poet Thief App For Struggling Readers

“I’ve never seen so much crying in football.” Taken by surprise that the helmet and pads did little to protect against the pain of learning to hit for the first time, my 10 year old son, Ezra, struggled to push back the tears as time after time his teammates’ hits took him to the ground. … More How Dyslexia is Making My Son a Hero

Sitting across the desk from my son’s neuro-psychologist, I finally understood. This is what people are talking about when they hear news, but can’t process it. I knew he was talking, but the words didn’t make any sense. “This took him so long.” “And this one, it took him much longer than it should have.” … More Redefining What Reading Means Because My Son Has Dyslexia

Tears. Last year was the year of tears. It was the year of me secretly wishing he would actually want to go to “real” school and truly like it. It was also the year I knew he could not actually go to real school because I knew he could not read. Last year we fought and … More Dyslexia Means He Won’t “Read When He’s Ready”